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E. L. FERGUSON, or sorriso, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR' To HiMssLrtsNo CHARLESs. @Lesson SAME Pts-GE, v

Lettere Patent No. 15,256, dated .March r10, 1868.

'IMPROVE-MEET JIN LA MP-BRACKETS.

I'Q ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, L. FERGUSON, of the-city oi' Buffalo, in the countyof Erie, and State o f New York, have invented a new and improvedAdjustable Lump-Bracket; and I do hereby declare that the followingis afull and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, making part of this specification, in whichi'Fi-gare I isaside elevationoi my improved bracket,` with'the matoh-safeshown in section. Figure II is a plan view of the same inverted. lFigure III is n vertical section ofthe clamp, in plane of linea; x, Fig.I.

Like. letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures. y My invention congists of the following elements: iii-st, oi'two jointed arms, with suitably-formed jaws at their ends for graspingand holding lamps of diiferent sizes; second, the rubber ring, -incombinationfjherewith for clamping said jaws together; third, thecombination of a com, or equivalent, with the jointed arms, and springfor pressing said jaws and armstogether, for inserting or removing alamp;A fourth, the peculiar construction of the clampfor readily holdingdifferent-formedlamps andfountains; fii'thhinging'the reflector inthe-'manner and'for the purpose shown; sixth', the bent movable standardfor supporting and .sndering the i reiiector adjustable, in combinationtherewith; seventh, the construction and arrangement of the` castportion, employed to retain the arm of'the bracket in its socket, whileit, at the same time, forms u suitable mntoh=safe; nB as hereinaftermore fully set forth.

As represented in the drawings, A is the arm of the bracket, Btheportion or plate for screwing to 'the wall, and to which the arm ishinged by apivot-pin formed st its end, and fitting in aisocket orknuckle in the portion B in the ordinary manner. -C is a castingrformedof a. bottom and three sides, and ears en each sido for screws, by whichit is secured to the 'wall in the position shown, so that its lower endwill project over` the end of the bracket-erm, and prevent it from beingaccidentally unhinged. It also serves to secure the upper end of theplnte B, which forms the bach-ofthe safe, to the wall. This plate may beformed with a lug, e, which pro* jects within the safe `above thebottom, and serves to more firmly .couple the two parts together. Theouter portion A ofthe arm A is divided or provided with an arm,`A,jointed or'hinged to the former so as to swing horizontally. Each ofthese outer arms A has at its end scrnicireularjaws, D D, constructed ashereinafter described, between which the lamp or fountain is clamped, isaring of India rubber,"which is slipped on both the arms A. A, andarranged at any suitable point, the elastic force of which draws the twotogether. It should be of suicient strength to cause thcjnws D to firmlyclasp and securely hold the lamp when arranged therein, while itselasticity will prevent that excessive binding of the same which mightresult in the breaking of the one or-tlie other from the-expansion ofthefountain if the fastening were of an unyielding nature. The jaws of theclamp are distended by 'means of a. cam,f, pivoted-at one'of the armsAA, which, on being turned by anysnitahle thumb-piece, with which it isprovided., forces the other apart. This enables the lamp to be readilyinserted vin or released from the holder, as occasion may require. Theclamp may be operated and fasten ed together by other means than thatabove described, but I prefer the foregoing ne the. mostsimple Vand leective. H represents a. reflector, hinged at z to a collar or sleeve,lc, so as to permit the reflector to be inclinedzforw'ard or back, (asshown in red lines, Fig. I.) The collar k fits so as to adjustvertically and turn on n standard, L, This standard is bent, ns shown,and is sustained in n step or socket formed in the yarm A',-` in whichit is permitted to turn, in adjusting the position of the'reilector. a

By the means thus described, the reector can be readily vadjusted to anyposition 'which different-sized lamps and other circumstances mayrequire. The sleeve sliding on the standard, adjusts it vertically, thehinge t' permits the required inclination, whilethe bent standard, hyVbeing'turned in one direction or the other, adjusts.` it to either`side,'or to or from thel lamp,'thcreby affording a complete adjustment,that is eectedsby no other larrangement with whichIam acqpainted..`

The upper portions of the jaws or lamps D are constructed with a.shoulder, m, on which flat-bottomed 'fountains or hand-lampsparedesigned to rest, a. flange, n, at the upper edge of the clamp,overlapping the bottom of the fountain, and rmly 'and securely holdingit in place, as shown by bleek dotted lines, Fig. III.

Lamps provided with a fountain elevated above the base, are designed tobe arranged in the. clamp so that the lower'po'rtion ofthe fountain willt in the enlarged upper part of the jaws, while the contracted size-o?the bottom of ltlxejafws yis intended to grasp the neck. portion-of thelamp, or that connecting tho fountain with the base of the lam'p,thussecurely retaining it in place, as represented in red dott-ed lines inthe same figure.

What'I claim as my invention, and. desire to secure by-Letters Patent,is

l. The combination of the two jointed arm;l A A, provided with suitablejaws for holding lamps of different sizes. l

2. VThe In'dia-rubl er r'ingE, in combination with the said arms,arranged substantially in the manner set forth.

3. The combination of' the arms A A", ring E, and cam f, or equivalent,for distcnding the jaws of the clamp, subs'taiitielly as set forth'.

4. The peculiar construction of the jaws D D, provided with shoulder m,flange n, and contracted bottom, as shown and described, for holdinglamps and fountains of different forms and sizes.

5.. The peculiarly-formed casting C, constructedand arranged with theplate B, and .bracket-.arm A, sov as to secure the lattezin its socket,and else forma receptacle' for matches, in the manner shown anddescribed` E.' L. FERGUSON;

-Witnesse'sz JAY HYATT, V. H. BECKER.

